Trevion is the epitome of a big man floor spacer. He doesn’t shoot many threes, but he is a phenomenal passer. He stands near the basket and always knows what to do with the ball. He has a feathery touch on his passes which will help him thrive. He is a throwback bruiser, but his passing gives him a route to success. He has good foot movement and he gets to the right passing spots. He is big and is an excellent low post scorer. He uses his muscle to bully his way to the hoop. He protects the ball with his life and does a pretty good job limiting turnovers. He has good quick twitch muscles and gets off his feet quickly. He is polished around the basket, with his soft touch. Not only can he score off of dunks and layups, but he’s shown potential as a midrange sniper. Early on in his career, he will be primarily an interior presence. However, if he expands his range, he’ll be a great all around player. Williams is a great rebounder, and can become a good weakside rim protector. He is already a senior, but he is very young for his class. Keep a watch on him as a sneaky sleeper.

Comparison: Domantas Sabonis Lite

Projected Draft Range: 30-55

Height 6’10

Weight 255 lbs

Wingspan Estimated

DOB 9/16/00 (Draft Age: 21)

Pre-Draft Team Purdue Boilermakers

Offense

• Excellent court vision for a big. Frequently finds cutters and still improving on this already positive skill.

• Post arsenal. A variety of ways to score around the cup.

• A superb offensive rebounder.

• Free throw shooting up to 58% still a long way to go.

Defense

• Has the ability to create turnovers via block or steal.

• Very good/great defensive rebounder.

• Size wise an NBA center, some ability to move his feet and switch out on the perimeter.

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Player analysis

Trevion Williams is one of the best passers in the draft if not the best and that’s crazy for a center, he is a basketball genius that seems to be held back by the era of basketball he plays in. At Purdue he was the ball handler in the pick & roll over the top guard prospect in the entire draft, Jaden Ivey, it may have been because of bad coaching but I think it also stands as testament for how gifted Williams is. He handles like a guard who makes really amazing and tricky passes, he looks like a bigger and slower Jason Williams when he has the ball in his hands. Trevion has a nice midrange game but it isn’t anywhere close to great and his three-ball is awful. Williams mainly prefers to score in the post but the way he does it is way too slow to work in the modern league, if he was born 20 years earlier he would easily be a lottery pick but that style of basketball has flown out the window and is now a hindrance to teams. He is also a mediocre college defender that is far too slow and stiff to work in the league, there is almost no possibility that he is anywhere close to league average in the NBA. In order for him to be playable for teams the offense will have to run for him and the only way I think teams will actually buy into him is if he is the player running the bench, he is too much of a liability on defense for teams to start him but if you don’t give him the ball he is useless.

Projection

Draft range: [ 33 - 57 ]

Comp: [ Nikola Jokic LITE LITE LITE ]

Pros:

• The best passer in the entire class: he operates in the post and can throw all kinds of passes to shooters and cutters with amazing accuracy

• Great post scorer: footwork, touch and fakes are all high level

• Flashes of self creation on the perimeter, really good handle for someone his size, can crossover opposing bigs

Cons:

• Defense isn't there at all: too heavy footed to guard opposing guards, subpar rim protection, has to improve P&R coverage to stay on the floor

• The shot is a complete question mark: decent percentage from 3 but on low volume, career <60% FT, form looks fine

Trevion has a unique game, truly beautiful to watch but you have to wonder how a prevalent post scorer can fit in today's NBA, especially if the defense isn't good. To make it work the shot has to come around in some way, in order to make the defense honest on the perimeter, so that he can display his best skill: passing the ball. While the overall profile doesn't really seem to describe a rotational NBA player, I'm banking on what I think is the most valuable skill in basketball. At Purdue his passes unlocked a new dimension on offense and that can translate immediately at the next level, on a Draymond-like role (without the defense).

Great Passer Can shoot in traffic and back to the basket Smart player can find the open guy good ball hander has good moves on offense really good footwork Super smart offensive player

he can't play periter defense. i don't think he ever can